Butterflies Are Free
First screened in May 2016

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Director: Milton Katselas. Cast: Edward Albert, Goldie Hawn, Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser, Michael Warren. Screenplay: Leonard Gershe (based on his play).

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Twitter Capsule: Aka A Patch of Blonde. At first, weirdly amazed at whole idea of blindness. Improves from there. Well-lensed.

VOR: ②  The performers and the colorful urban photography helped this go over better with me than other movies of its elk and era. But there's still not much reason to seek it out.

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Photo © 1972 Columbia Pictures/Frankovich Productions

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
★	Best Supporting Actress: Eileen Heckart
	Best Cinematography: Charles Lang
	Best Sound: Arthur Piantadosi and Charles T. Knight
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
	Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Goldie Hawn
	Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Edward Albert
★	Most Promising Newcomer (Male): Eddie Albert
	Best Original Song: "Carry Me"

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